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Bird vs Imap
Same numbers we show everywhere else, lined up. Ratings come from users, the grade comes from our scanner, adoption comes from public registries.
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Send and receive across email, SMS, WhatsApp, and voice. One API, one contract.
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IMAP/SMTP MCP server to search, read, organize, send, reply & forward email for AI assistants
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. Both score close on the safety scan (97 and 92 out of 100). Bird is hosted and callable through the gateway; Imap runs on your own machine. Imap has noticeably more public adoption.
| Bird | Imap | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A97/100 | A92/100 |
| Adoption | Growing | Established |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 96 |
| Downloads / week | – | 528 |
| Runs where | Hosted (remote) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | Yes | No |
| Tools | — | 40 |
| Write actions | — | 19 |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-23 |
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